Алиса в зазеркалье
Wool and Water
I’vepinnedithere,andI’vepinneditthere,butthere’snopleasingit!’
‘Itcan’tgostraight,youknow,ifyoupinitallononeside,’Alicesaid,asshegentlyputitrightforher;‘and,dearme,whatastateyourhairisin!’
‘Thebrushhasgotentangledinit!’theQueensaidwithasigh.‘AndIlostthecombyesterday.’
Alicecarefullyreleasedthebrush,anddidherbesttogetthehairintoorder.‘Come,youlookratherbetternow!’shesaid,afteralteringmostofthepins.‘Butreallyyoushouldhavealady’smaid!’
‘I’msureI’lltakeyouwithpleasure!’theQueensaid.‘Twopenceaweek,andjameveryotherday.’
Alicecouldn’thelplaughing,asshesaid,‘Idon’twantyoutohireme—andIdon’tcareforjam.’
‘It’sverygoodjam,’saidtheQueen.
‘Well,Idon’twantanyto-day,atanyrate.’
‘Youcouldn’thaveitifyoudidwantit,’theQueensaid.‘Theruleis,jamto-morrowandjamyesterday—butneverjamto-day.’
‘Itmustcomesometimesto"jamto-day,"’Aliceobjected.
‘No,itcan’t,’saidtheQueen.‘It’sjameveryotherday:to-dayisn’tanyotherday,youknow.’
‘Idon’tunderstandyou,’saidAlice.‘It’sdreadfullyconfusing!’
‘That’stheeffectoflivingbackwards,’theQueensaidkindly:‘italwaysmakesonealittlegiddyatfirst—’
‘Livingbackwards!’Alicerepeatedingreatastonishment.
